People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) was 670,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Cameroon, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon stood at 670,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon peaked at 670,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 150,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 150,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 160,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 180,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 210,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 270,000 high estimate | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 330,000 high estimate | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 380,000 high estimate | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 420,000 high estimate | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 450,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 490,000 high estimate | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 510,000 high estimate | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 530,000 high estimate | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 550,000 high estimate | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 570,000 high estimate | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 580,000 high estimate | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 600,000 high estimate | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 620,000 high estimate | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 640,000 high estimate | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 650,000 high estimate | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 670,000 high estimate | +3.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 670,000 high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 200,000 high estimate, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 670,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 190,000 high estimate, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.6% | 210,000 high estimate | 270,000 high estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304,000 high estimate | 150,000 high estimate | 490,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 592,000 high estimate | 510,000 high estimate | 670,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 8 Zambia 1.10 million high estimate compare
- 9 Malawi 1.00 million high estimate compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 560,000 high estimate compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 510,000 high estimate compare
- 13 Botswana 350,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Cameroon was 670,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 670,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.